“The chief digital officer and the CIO will become information custodians, providers and, most of all, advisors. However, it will be up to the business to determine how to strategically use that information. In such a situation, there is little reason for keeping two separate roles,” said Mr. Howard. “Most likely, the chief digital officer role will be absorbed by, or become indistinguishable from, the CIO role. In a minority of organizations, the reverse might be true, mostly due to the negative connotation of the CIO as a “role of the past.” It is quite possible that the new integrated title will be chief digital information officer.”
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